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New tracer shows promise for PET/CT prostate imaging

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

One in six men in the U.S. will get prostate cancer during his lifetime, according to recent data. Unfortunately, conventional imaging techniques are limited for detecting, staging, and restaging this carcinoma. But a study by scientists at Emory University in Atlanta and researchers in Japan finds that a new radiotracer shows promse in evaluating and staging prostate cancer.

January 17, 2007

Multiple MR protocols pose triple threat in prostate cancer screening

By Shalmali Pal

Prostate cancer screening with a combination of MR techniques can accurately detect and localize prostate cancer -- and possibly avoid needless biopsy, according to researchers from Tokyo. They used three different image interpretation protocols and found that each one offered something unique in prostate cancer detection.

January 17, 2007

AuntMinnie.com MarketStat #46: Cath lab device budgets for 2006

As of IMV's 2006 Cardiac Cath Census Survey, 21% of the cath labs had device budgets of less than $200K, 23% had $200K-$599K budgets, 13% had $600K-$999K budgets, and 43% had device budgets of $1 million or more.

January 17, 2007

Neoprobe gets FDA nod for more Lymphoseek trials

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe has received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin patient enrollment in two phase I clinical studies for its Lymphoseek targeting agent.

January 16, 2007

German screening trial finds high accuracy for VC

By Eric Barnes

Results from the first 300 patients screened in the ongoing Munich Colorectal Cancer Prevention Trial indicate that virtual colonoscopy with 64-slice CT is sensitive and specific for the detection of polyps of all sizes. The researchers in Germany found that conventional colonoscopy had a slight edge in diminutive polyps, but virtual colonoscopy did a little better with the larger lesions.

January 16, 2007

Image-guided surgery market in U.S. to reach $300 million

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A report from healthcare research firm Millennium Research Group of Waltham, MA, holds that the U.S. market for image-guided surgery (IGS) procedures, which currently exceeds $150 million, will grow to $300 million by 2011.

January 15, 2007

Philips, Biosense Webster collaborate

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, has signed a strategic alliance with cardiac technology developer Biosense Webster of Diamond Bar, CA, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary.

January 15, 2007

Conor wins British patent victory

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Conor Medsystems reported that the Court of Appeal in the U.K. unanimously upheld the decision of the High Court of Justice to revoke the U.K. portion of European Patent 0 706 376 B1 to Angiotech Pharmaceuticals.

January 15, 2007

CAD turns in mixed performance for pulmonary embolism

By Erik L. Ridley

While computer-aided detection (CAD) technology shows promise for assisting radiologists in detecting pulmonary embolism (PE), four recent studies showed a wide range of sensitivity for various iterations of the technology. Experiences ranged from CAD systems that were user-friendly, but plagued by too many false negatives, to systems that offered improved accuracy.

January 15, 2007

Adenosine stress safe for MR perfusion

By Eric Barnes

MR stress perfusion imaging (MSPI) with adenosine is safe even for daily clinical use, according to researchers from Germany who used it in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Adenosine is an effective stress agent, and major side effects are both rare and reversible, the team reported.

January 15, 2007

AuntMinnie.com Orthopedic Imaging Insider

By Shalmali Pal

January 14, 2007

Dual-energy CT may assist in coronary plaque identification

By Wayne Forrest

With the help of dual-energy CT technology, researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have taken the first steps toward distinguishing iron from calcium deposits in coronary arteries, potentially enabling the differentiation of hemorrhagic from calcific plaque.

January 14, 2007

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